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I <br /> volume will be generated, and will be dispersed to other access points, including West Branch <br /> Road (County 151). Existing streets provide adequate capacity to serve development under the <br /> proposed land use designation; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City has regulations in place that provide contemporary <br /> management of the impacts of development on stormwater, septic systems, water supply <br /> systems, roadway design and maintenance, environmental conditions, including wetlands, trees, <br /> and other natural resources, all of which have been developed to further the City's CMP vision <br /> of environmental protection and rural development patterns; and <br /> WHEREAS, as a golf course, the property is currently dominated by turfgrasses, <br /> and has no unique woodlands or other environmental features; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City has historically only chosen to acquire public park or open <br /> space through dedication, donation, or negotiated purchase, and has not sought to acquire public <br /> open space land against the wishes of the property owner. Refusing to change the land use <br /> designation for the subject property could be inconsistent with that practice; and <br /> WHEREAS, the application of the Rural Residential land use category to this site <br /> appears to be the most viable, appropriate, and realistic alternative, and is most consistent with <br /> surrounding land uses; and <br /> WHEREAS, the proposed use will not overburden the City's public service <br /> capability; and <br /> WHEREAS, the reguiding of the subject property from Parks Recreational and <br /> Open Space to Rural Residential is consistent with and will promote the public health, safety, <br /> and welfare of the community; and <br /> WHEREAS, the reguiding of the subject property from Parks Recreational and <br /> Open Space to Rural Residential will not have a substantial impact or contain a substantial <br /> departure from Metropolitan System Plans; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orono Planning Commission pursuant to published and written <br /> notice held a public hearing on October 21, 2013 and on a vote of 6-1 recommended that the <br /> subject property, commonly known as Lakeview Golf Course at 405 North Arm Drive be re- <br /> guided from its previous land use category of Parks, Recreational, and Open Space to a new <br /> category of Rural Residential. <br /> Page 3 of 4 <br />